diff --git a/docker_test.go b/docker_test.go
index 2bbd7b877f..f61d7b0864 100644
--- a/docker_test.go
+++ b/docker_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"path"
 
 	// Import mysql into the scope of this package (required)
 	"io"
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-redis/redis/v8"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"gotest.tools/v3/fs"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/errdefs"
 
@@ -1346,8 +1346,8 @@ func TestReadTCPropsFile(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("HOME does not contain TC props file", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tmpDir := fs.NewDir(t, os.TempDir())
-		t.Setenv("HOME", tmpDir.Path())
+		tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+		t.Setenv("HOME", tmpDir)
 
 		config := configureTC()
 
@@ -1355,8 +1355,8 @@ func TestReadTCPropsFile(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("HOME does not contain TC props file - TESTCONTAINERS_ env is set", func(t *testing.T) {
-		tmpDir := fs.NewDir(t, os.TempDir())
-		t.Setenv("HOME", tmpDir.Path())
+		tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+		t.Setenv("HOME", tmpDir)
 		t.Setenv("TESTCONTAINERS_RYUK_CONTAINER_PRIVILEGED", "true")
 
 		config := configureTC()
@@ -1562,12 +1562,12 @@ func TestReadTCPropsFile(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		for i, tt := range tests {
 			t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("[%d]", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-				tmpDir := fs.NewDir(t, os.TempDir())
-				t.Setenv("HOME", tmpDir.Path())
+				tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+				t.Setenv("HOME", tmpDir)
 				for k, v := range tt.env {
 					t.Setenv(k, v)
 				}
-				if err := os.WriteFile(tmpDir.Join(".testcontainers.properties"), []byte(tt.content), 0o600); err != nil {
+				if err := os.WriteFile(path.Join(tmpDir, ".testcontainers.properties"), []byte(tt.content), 0o600); err != nil {
 					t.Errorf("Failed to create the file: %v", err)
 					return
 				}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 03feb83860..e0ef552e0d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220715151400-c0bba94af5f8
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
 	gotest.tools/gotestsum v1.8.2
-	gotest.tools/v3 v3.4.0
 )
 
 require (
@@ -58,4 +57,5 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20220617124728-180714bec0ad // indirect
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.47.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.0 // indirect
+	gotest.tools/v3 v3.4.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/logconsumer_test.go b/logconsumer_test.go
index 53be320ecf..49527754e6 100644
--- a/logconsumer_test.go
+++ b/logconsumer_test.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/client"
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func Test_LogConsumerGetsCalled(t *testing.T) {
 	// get rid of the server "ready" log
 	g.Msgs = g.Msgs[1:]
 
-	assert.DeepEqual(t, []string{"echo hello\n", "echo there\n"}, g.Msgs)
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{"echo hello\n", "echo there\n"}, g.Msgs)
 	CleanupContainer(t, ctx, c)
 }
 
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func Test_ShouldRecognizeLogTypes(t *testing.T) {
 	<-g.Ack
 	_ = c.StopLogProducer()
 
-	assert.DeepEqual(t, map[string]string{
+	assert.Equal(t, map[string]string{
 		StdoutLog: "echo this-is-stdout\n",
 		StderrLog: "echo this-is-stderr\n",
 	}, g.LogTypes)